The Kids Corner Bookmobile
Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for September 2009
by Joe Hilton
of the Free Library of
Philadelphia
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Mama, Don't Go! It is the first day of school and Yoko can’t wait to make new friends in Mrs. Jenkins’s classroom, but she is afraid to let her mother leave the classroom. Grades K-2 |
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Amanda Pig And The Wiggly Tooth When Amanda Pig gets her first loose tooth this is the only thing she can think about all day long. She wants it to fall out soon so she can leave it for the Tooth Fairy who will give her a gift. Grades 1-3
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Peter Pan When Wendy with her brothers John, and Michael meet Peter Pan they fly off to the magical island of Neverland where they meet fairies, pirates and boys who can stay young forever. Grades 5-7 |
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Merlin's Dragon: Basilgarrad Basil is a tiny lizard with big ears and batwings. Basil has a magical ability and talent that he must develop. On his journey he will meet Merlin the wizard and discovery his purpose and personality in his world. Grades 4-6 |
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The Golden Bull Forced off of their family farm in ancient Mesopotamia due to a terrible drought, Jomar and his little sister Zefa travel to the ancient city of Ur in search of work. Before they can reach their destination they are forced to work for a cruel temple officer Grades 5-7 |
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The Genie Scheme Twelve-year-old Janna is tired of having little money and shopping at thrift stores. She dreams of winning the lottery so she and her mother can stop being poor. Her life changes when she meets a real bag-lady genie. Grades 4-6 |
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Who Stole Uncle Sam? Alex and Yasmeen have another mystery to solve. Alex's baseball coach Sam Banner vanishes from sight only to reappear after the game. Was it a kidnapping? What about the ransom note? Grades 4-6 |
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Shooting The Moon It’s the summer of 1969 and twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter’s older brother, TJ joins the army and volunteers for the Medical Corps in Vietnam. When TJ sends rolls of film home from the war front, Jamie learns how to develop them and begins to see what he has seen. Grades 6-9
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